---
url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/a-z-topic/osteoporosis'
title: Osteoporosis
author:
  name: 'lauren kopchik'
  url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/user/97'
date: '2018-10-31T16:31:39+00:00'
updated: '2022-12-13T19:44:31+00:00'
type: topic
summary: 'Osteoporosis is when your bones become thin, lose density, and become increasingly fragile. Osteoporosis is a process that develops gradually over many years as we age.'
tags:
  - Health
published: true
---
 Osteoporosis is a disease that causes a person’s bones to become thin, less dense, and more fragile. Osteoporosis can develop gradually as people age and lose key hormones, including estrogen and testosterone.

Often osteoporosis has no symptoms. You may be unaware that your bones have become thin and unstable.



 



 

 [Basic Facts

 ](/a-z-topic/osteoporosis/basic-facts) 

 

 [Causes

 ](/a-z-topic/osteoporosis/causes) 

 

 [Symptoms

 ](/a-z-topic/osteoporosis/symptoms) 

 

 [Diagnosis & Tests

 ](/a-z-topic/osteoporosis/tests) 

 

 [Care & Treatment

 ](/a-z-topic/osteoporosis/care-treatment) 

 

 [Lifestyle & Management

 ](/a-z-topic/osteoporosis/lifestyle)